2026
Unit Kernels can earn $250 Amazon gift card when a unit sells 250 items combined. (More details below)
Resources for the Popcorn and Peanuts Campaign are online! Anne has a pack incentives sheet, a parent Q&A, and spreadsheet that were used to track her unit sales from previous years. Feel free to copy and use for your own sale.
Google drive campaign materials
Get started by creating your unit profile here:
Our Council Code is 763VHC
2026 Calendar:
- 06/06/2026 – Kick-Off at Waynesboro Innovation Hub
- 07/01/2026 – Popcorn online sales go live
- 08/14/2026 – Show and Sell Orders due
- 08/27/2026 or 08/28/2026 – #1 Pick up Show and Sell orders
- September 2026 – Selling Scouting all month long!
- 09/11/2026 – #2 Show N Sell Order Due
- 09/24/2026 or 09/25/2026 – #2 Show N Sell Order Pick Up
- 11/06/2026 – Take orders due
- 11/18/2026 or 11/19/2026 – Final order distributed (including chocolate peanut products)
- 11/20/2026 – Popcorn online sale ends
- 12/11/2026 – Payment due to Council
- 12/15/2026 – Council Prize Amazon gift cards ordered
Warehouse address: Elkins Commercial 700 2nd St., Waynesboro VA 22980
*** Contact Shane & Anne if you cannot make it on delivery day and need to make other arrangements or if units wish to start selling past the initial August 14, 2026 deadline. ***
Charlottesville area Show and Sell location sign ups:
- Barnes & Noble at Barracks Road (September Saturdays only, fee required)
- Charlottesville Downtown Mall
- Tractor Supply Company
Multi City Food Lion locations (October 10, October 17th)
Commissions and Highlights
- Base unit commission 33% (online sales not subject to additional 2% commission but will offset amount due to Council)
- 2% bonus commission for unit payment on time (December 11, 2026)
- Pecatonica River Popcorn participation patch
- Scout Bonus incentive plan (Amazon gift cards)
- Unit Kernel 250 Plan = Being a unit kernel takes commitment so VAHC is bringing a Unit Kernel incentive…just like the Scouts!
- Unit Kernels can earn $250 Amazon gift card when a unit sells 250 items combined.
Facebook support group for Unit Kernels
This year we are launching a private Facebook group to support all our VAHC unit kernels, new and seasoned. We know that this role is a big lift, we all do it a bit differently. This is a space to ask questions and use our collective knowledge to help one another out. It can be anything from how to navigate the Pecatonica River dashboard, trading extra stock, or just commiserating about the joys and trials of being a unit kernel!
Join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1637727264111426
